Intel Core i5-680 vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-680 and AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-680

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 103% higher clock speed: 3.86 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1614 vs 644
  • 4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2647 vs 570
Specifications (specs)
Launch date April 2010 vs October 2007
Maximum frequency 3.86 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1614 vs 644
PassMark - CPU mark 2647 vs 570

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 73 Watt
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 73 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-680
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1614
644
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2647
570
Name Intel Core i5-680 AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300
PassMark - Single thread mark 1614 644
PassMark - CPU mark 2647 570
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 530
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 35.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.776

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-680 AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

Essentials

Architecture codename Clarkdale Brisbane
Launch date April 2010 October 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $272
Place in performance rating 2792 2782
Price now $89.99
Processor Number i5-680
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 11.50
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.60 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 81 mm2 126 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.86 GHz 1.9 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 382 million 154 million
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16.6 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1156 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 Watt 45 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)